Triethylamine → Benzene, 1-butyl-4-(chloromethyl)-

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Methanesulfonyl chloride (3.069 g, 26.791 mmol) was added to a solution of 4-butylbenzyl alcohol (4.000 g, 24.355 mmol) in dichloromethane (120 mL) at 0° C. under argon atmosphere. Then triethylamine (2.711 g, 26.791 mmol) was added dropwise at a slow speed to this mixture at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The residue obtained by evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (n-hexane) to give the title compound (3.64 g, 82%) as a colorless oil.

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